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W. H. PESLER.

BILLIARD OUE.

No. 384,614. Pat ent-ed June 19, 1888.

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SPEQIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,614, dated June 19, 1888.

Application filed February 20 1888. Serial No. 264,544. (No model.) i

To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I WILLIAM H. FESLER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Columbiana,iu the countyofColumbiaua and State of Ohio, haveinveuted certain new and useful Improvements in BilliardOucs; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malie and use the same.

My invention relates to billiard-cues, and has for its object auimproved construction which will rendertho front end of the cueiuore elastic when a 'ball is struck than under the present form of ones. I

The invention will behereinal'ter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which. form part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a side view; Fig. 2, a similar view, partly in section; andFig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail.

Reference being had to thedrawings and the letters marked thereon, A indicates'a billiard one, on the small end of which is a metallic ferrule, B, the outer end of which is provided with an internal screw-thread, a, to secure a rubber cushion, I), and is secured to the one by a pin, 0, or {in any other suitablev manner. lhe cushion 0 projects beyond the end of the ferrule B, as shown in Figs. 2 and S.

C is an outer sleeve, which fits loosely over the ferrule B, and is provided at its inner end with a vertical slot, (6, and a horizontal slot, 6, the outer walhf, of which is slightly inclined to draw the sleeve down on the ferrule and cause the in nor surface of'the leather tip I) to bear upon and slightly compress the rubber cushion b when the sleeve is turned upon the ferrule and the pin 0 brought to bear upon the inclined wall f of the slotc. By this means the flexible tip D bears upon the elastieeushiou I}. the blow upon a ball is effectually cushioned, and the noise incident to the blow deadened, so that it becomes almost imperceptible to by standers, and atthesametime the ball receives impetus from the resiliency of the cushion.

The pin a is sn'ialler in diameter than the width of the slot 0, and a little spaeeis formed on the one by a rabbet, g, to allow slightmove ment of the sleeve 0 upon the ferrule.

The outer end of the sleeve is contracted circumferentially to grasp and hold the leather tip D, which is inserted at the opposite end f:

the sleeve and forced through it until the tip is encircled by the contractedeml of thesleere and securely held in working position. This end .of the sleeve is also curved at h to a lid cutting the cloth cover.

' Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim is- 1. A billiard-cue having a ferrule prov. :lc'd with a protruding elastic cushion at its or "or end, in combination with a surroundingsle e having a flexible tip in itsouterend, the slee "e.

being secured upon the ferrule to prod uce co iitact or tension of the cushion upon the tip substantially as described.

2. A billiard-cue having a ferrule, an elastic cushion in the outer end of the ferrule, and a pin projecting through its wall, in c01nbination with a sleeve rounded atits outer end and supporting a. flexible tip, and having siol.s"'in its wall for engagement with said pin, substantially as described. i

in testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- \VILLIAM H. FESLER.

Witnesses: ouN/G. BEATTY,

Jane's J. FELZER. 

